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There is nothing wrong with learning from hindsight.  (Akan proverb)

(Romanian equivalent: Oh God, give me the mind of the Romanian after the fact).

Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.  (Akan proverb)

When a shield wears out, the framework still remains.  (Akan proverb)

Even the strongest eagle cannot soar higher than the stars.  (Eskimo proverb)

If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance.  (Eskimo proverb)

Guru Govind dohoo khadey kakey lagun paon,bal harie guru aapke jo govind diyo batayi....
means : If in front of master and God both are standing...you will touch whose feet ...you will touch the feet of master because he only shown you the path to find God.....Hindi Poet Kabirdas

wjwoodward wrote:

Work fascinates me; I can watch it for hours! (old proverb from a lazy Canadian like me)

I liked yours, William! Even if it's NOT a proverb, Canadian or not, or good or bad or not...!

My offerings:

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

"'Vamos a ver,' dijo un ciego, y nunca vio."  (Cuban saying, meaning, "We'll see,' said a blind man, and never saw."

Do what the priest says, not what he does.  (Romanian proverb)

Sometimes even a priest needs a priest.

A priest does not preach the same sermon twice on the same day.  (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: you have to pay attention to what is being said, and not interrupt with your question or ask the priest to say it again.
Priests speak to audiences and cannot stop just to talk to you).

A DEO REX, A REGE LEX  (Latin proverb)

King is from God, the law from the king.

AB ABUSU AD USUM NON VALET CONSEQUENTIA  (Latin proverb)

Consequences of abuse do not apply to general use.

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.  (African proverb)

A good reputation is something you must pay for but you can never buy.  (African proverb)

A good smile shows how happy the soul is.  (African proverb)

A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries. (African proverb)

A hen's curses have never killed the eagle. (African proverb)

A horse may take the warrior to the battlefield but can never fight.  (African proverb)

A house is for a voyage but a tomb is for eternity.  (African proverb)

A hunter with one arrow doesn't shoot with a careless aim.  (African proverb)

A husband may be the head of a home but the wife is the heart of a home.  (African proverb)

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.  (African proverb)

A juicy bone is useless to a dog with no teeth.  (African proverb)

A king is like a lake, you can't dispose of him or you risk drowning.  (African proverb)

A kinsman in trouble has to be saved, not blamed.  (African proverb)

A lazy man will remember he has not planted when is neighbour is harvesting.  (African proverb)

A true leader is he who tells his people what they must hear, not what they want to hear.  (African proverb)

A leopard is chasing us, and you are asking me, "Is it a male or a female?"  (African proverb)

(The equivalent of the Romanian proverb: the whole village is burning yet the old lady combs her hair).

A lie has many variations, the truth not even one.  (African proverb)

A little subtleness is better than a lot of force.  (African proverb)

A man does not run among thorns for no reason; either he is chasing a snake or a snake is chasing him.  (African proverb)

A man is called a drunkard when he misbehaves, not when he drinks.  (African proverb)

A man is taller than every mountain he climbs.  (African proverb)

A man who does no hard work will never know the value of rest.  (African proverb)

A man who is putting on his armour for war should not boast like a man who is taking it off.  (African proverb)

A man who never recognises his mistakes will never know peace.  (African proverb)

A man who pays respect to great men paves the way for his own greatness.  (African proverb)

A man who smiles when he's been robbed has stolen something from the thief.  (African proverb)

A man will never heed the voice of a woman until it is too late.  (African proverb)

A real man will show his true colours in adversity.  (African proverb)